The Garage

Turbo car with stock boost? Why o’ why? Invest in that boost controller ASAP! and that’s exactly what I did. In the world of forced induction motors more boost usually means more power, of course this means more fuel wasted and a higher chances of blowing a turbo or worse your motor. I’m not going to bore you with why …

This was a very exciting day, all the anticipation, suspense and home made lunches had led up to this. Of course this was the day Pearl’s new shoes got delivered. Choosing this exact set of wheels was actually quite difficult. Not only do you have to worry about what brand and style to go for, you then have to ponder …

Have you ever thought “I could do that, so why not?”. Those were exactly the same words that ran through my mind when the time came to replace the clutch on my car. The thought of paying $400 or more of your hard-earned cash to get some mechanic to do a half-arsed job doesn’t appeal to most able, modern, non-useless …

It occurred to me the other day while working on some niggly engine bits, that Pearl was still running the factory dump pipe – it was obvious by build up of rust around the heat shield. The damn thing was holding back some of my precious kW’s! So a few days and $109 later, I was holding a shiny 3” …

“PEARL” – 1999 JDM Silvia SPEC R S15 200SX Pearl has seen minimal modifications since my acquisition early 2012, many of the mods listed here fortunately came with the car. Goodbye to the subjective 3 spoke Stern wheels (each to their own) and Vertex eyelids… and hello to more power and style! There is plenty more to come, this is …

‘Fridge’ – Nissan Skyline R33 Series 2 GTS-t So I honestly thought no more imported sports cars… how wrong I was to ever even say that to myself. It all started with Flop, he was keen to get back into the car scene and didn’t want to do it alone. That was all the incentive I needed and surely soon …